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Amtrak Train Kills 3 in Philadelphia

Aired December 9, 2001 - 18:15 ET

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THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CATHERINE CALLAWAY, CNN ANCHOR: We want to bring you some breaking news we're just getting information on right now. Associated Press reporting that an Amtrak train apparently hit and killed three people on railroad tracks in Morrisville, Philadelphia. Not a lot of information on how that accident took place. We know that there were more than 300 people on board the Amtrak train, and officials are saying -- Amtrak officials are saying that no one on board the train was injured, but apparently three people on the tracks were killed.

We are still awaiting more information on it. Once again, an Amtrak train hit and killed three people on the railroad tracks there in Morrisville, Philadelphia this afternoon. We will certainly bring you more information on this story as it becomes available.

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